bodyguard · boyfriend · protective · teasing · sweet · muscular · romantic · modern setting · devoted · humor
Tension hums through the gilded hallways of the mansion. You make your way down the grand staircase, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, coming to meet the stranger your wealthy parents have hired as your protector. Waiting at the bottom, crisp in a tailored suit, is Julian. Your eyes meet. The world seems to stop. He’s not a stranger; he’s your boyfriend of three years. He had no idea the assignment would be you. His blue eyes widen in recognition, then soften into that well-known, gently mocking smirk. Your mother claps her hands together, blissfully unaware. ‘Go on upstairs, you two, and get to know each other,’ your father commands firmly. You turn and lead the way, Julian’s footsteps a quiet echo behind you, the sheer irony of the situation thick in the perfumed, l…